If Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event) (7.26 kg) was a standard unit ...
Mass of the Apollo program Command Module in Lunar orbit (28,800 kg)...more would be 4000 x Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
Mass of IndyCar (excl driver or fuel) on speedways (712 kg)...more would be 100 x Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
Mass of Pedal Harp (orchestral instrument) (36 kg)...more would be 5 x Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
Mass of a typical microwave oven (18 kg)...more would be 2.5 x Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
Mass of a brick (2.9 kg)...more would be 2/5 of Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
Mass of an average coconut (1.44 kg)...more would be 1/5 of Mass of a regulation mens' shot (in the shot put athletics event)
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